often angry. always gen x.

troopergate watch: release the report already!

Thank heavens someone on Mudflats just posted this link to ADN’s hourly updates on the Legislative Council; a much easier page to refresh than the blog with 450 comments (and counting). Today has been filled with much fidgeting and impatient waiting across America (and no small international following, either). What I want to know is why on earth three of the council members are AWOL–and why that automatically counts as a “no” vote about releasing the report. I just can’t imagine how the council could get away with not releasing the investigation results, especially after the Alaska Supreme Court ruling yesterday. Apparently the report is a 200-plus page document, and they have to read the whole thing first. Tick… tick… tick…

Troopergate hearing (Updated: 3:05 p.m.)

Posted by Alaska_Politics

Posted: October 10, 2008 – 9:15 am

3 p.m.: So here’s something to consider while we wait for the Legislative Council to vote — and yes, we’re still waiting:

The council needs eight votes to release the investigator’s report. Three members of the 14-member council aren’t here — Rep. Ralph Samuels, Rep. John Harris and Rep. John Coghill.

Unless they called in after the meeting started, that means they’re automatic “no votes.”

So what’s going on behind those doors? Do they have enough votes to make the report public?